How To Look Good Without Makeup

Hi Guys, so I wanted to do this post just to make sure that all you girls know your beautiful, every single one of you! I only wear makeup because it makes me feel more confident in myself, and happier. I don't wear much, because you can still look good without makeup! One of my bestfriends dosn't wear any makeup and she still looks stunning, and you all can too!

So this is a step by step guide on ways to refine AND define your natrual beauty:

1. Cleanse Your Skin...

Wash your face everyday in the morning and night. This will help keep pores to a minimun, and mean your face will appear cleaner and have an even skin tone so you won't need to bother with foundation! Exofilate your skin once a week, this will help rid and tighten pores. It removes dead skin cells and makes your hair look fresh and radiant. You can get exfoliating washes, or you can exfoilate by using a warm face cloth in circular motions. 

Tips: 

a. Try not to touch your skin, this is because the dirt will get on your face creating more pores, and spots. Although tempting, the more you can refrain from this the better your skin will be. 

b. Always remove your makeup. If you do wear any type of makeup leaving it on for long periods of time espically at night, will irritate your skin, clog pores making them stay for longer and become deeper, and can also lead to pimples. 

2. Be Healthy... 

Drinking water daily will help your skin hydrate, leaving your skin looking fresh and natrual. Get at least 8 hours of sleep per night, this will give your skin a chance to repair and restore, so you'll look fresh, feel good, bubbly, and bright and you won't have dark circles under your eyes! 

Tips:

a. Drink between 5-8 glasses of water a day or one and a half litres of water. This will make sure your hydrated. 

b. Sleeping with cucumbers over your eyes helps reduce puffiness, this is because

c. You can get rid of black circles under your eyes by having ice cubes or a cold damp towel against each of your eyes for thirty seconds (more or less depending on what your skin needs.)

3. Understand Your Skin...

Understand if you have problem prone skin, dry, itritated, Oily, combined skin. Understanding which of these you have will help you find skin washes and mostrisers best for your skin type.

Tips:

a. Choosing face washes designed for your skin will help calm down your skin, and help with dryness, oilyness, etc.

b. If you feel like you really have to wear makeup, you can get makeup brands spesifically for oily skin types, dryness, etc. This will help calm down your skin from these problems. 

4. Be well groomed...

Shape your eyebrows, keep them trimmed and in shape. Nothings worse that unibrows, or   hairs out of line. Have them shaped, or pluck any random stray hairs. Keep your lips mostrisued by using lip balm this will stop lips from cracking. Keep your hair soft and silky by wahsing your hair regulary, and using hair masks each week. (Lush hair treatments are amazing, there natrual, so they're even better for hair!) Style your hair differently, this will make you more confident! If you use heat appliances use heat protecter this will stop your hair burning, breaking, snapping, or getting step ends.

Tips:

a. Trim your hair regulary this will stop you from getting split ends, or breaking hair.

b. Comb your eyebrows, with a eyebrow comb this will stop your eyebrows from sticking up, or facing the wrong way making them look out of place, and out of control! Remember your eyebrows are cousins not sisters, so don't worry about getting them perfect! 

c. Instead of using mascara curl your eyelashes, this looks natrual and makes your eyelashes look curly, and long without you wearing makeup!

5. Be confident! 

Being confident in your self will mean others will feel confident around you, and you won't feel the need to wear makeup! Be open, chatty, smily, confident and open! The more smily, and chatty you are will want others to talk to you, etc. 

Tips: 

a. Smile a lot. This will attract others, and your smile is a natrual beautiful thing so use it! 

b. The less you critise yourself, the less you talk about your problems, the less you'll see them too. Hold your chin up high, and be confident!

So I hope this helps you, and I hope you feel more confident! If you do wear makeup, only use as much as you need, go natrual and love yourself!

I'll update twice next week because of half term! Love you guys, have a fantastic weekend! Leave a nice comment below! or become a member and follow me! <3 

Daisy Chain xxx

Choosing The Right Foundation

Choosing The Right Foundation

Hey, Hey, Hey, 

So I have decided to do this post, because when I went into the 'world of makeup' as some people call it;) a guide like this would have been really helpful. It's not only about choosing the shade, blending it in, but also the TYPE of foundation you need for your skin type.

It is Essential that the foundation you choose matches your skin tone. You don't want to have uneven skin tones, or foundation lines (also known as gravy lines!) you don't want to be walking round looking like a giant cheesy puff!

There are lots of different types of foundation you can use, but these are the four main foundations, that are more commonly used. 

1. Powder - Powder is usually best for oily skin, this is because the powder will stay and set for most of the day, and most powders are oil free so they also won't make your skin any worse. It would also hide your oil prone skin, which I'm sure most of you will be aiming for. It will also give you the best matte look.

2. Liquid - Liquid foundation will give you a light to full coverage, it is the most popular choice too, and one of the smoothest options. It is also easy to apply, and blend. Although because of some of the chemicals involved in this type of foundation it is deffinatly not suitable for sensitive skin, because this will irritate it further. 

3. Stick - Stick foundation is the best for on the go makeup, and touch ups. It is also the best for dry to medium skin types. 

4. Tinted Moisturiser - Tinted Moisturiser is usually best for the perfect skin, which everyone wishes for. Its usually best for someone that dosn't need foundation, but maybe just a little glow, or colour. 

So next is how to apply the foundation... 

There are three/four different ways to apply foundation, some work better than others, and also depends on where about's on your face your applying to. 

1. Brushes - This seems to be the most popular choice at the moment even though it is not nescaurily the best way to apply foundation. It is the bets for liquid/mousse foundation, or blending stick foundation sometimes. Make sure you are cleaning your brushes at least once every two weeks, because they become clogged with product. 

2. Fingers - Although this is properly the least popular choice of blending foundation, although it is also properly the best type of blending foundation. This is because the heat in your body will warm up the foundation type, so it will be easier to apply. However make sure your fingers are clean before applying the foundation otherwise they will clog your pores, and potentially cause other spots to appear. Which you obviously DONT want! 

3. Sponge - A sponge is a good source for applying foundation as the aim is to even out the skin tone, not apply an opaque mask over your skin. Less IS best! A sponge is okay for applying foundation, although they can't really be cleaned, and need to be replace regulary, as they end up taking a lot of the product off your face. 

4. Beauty Blendr - A beauty blendr is becoming highly popular, after such great reviews. Although there is the real beauty blendr, there is also plenty of knock offs by other brands which are cheaper. (Including; Models Own, Mac and just recently Real Techniques launched there own 'Miracle Complexion Sponge/Blendr) The doomed/rounded edge is good for the cheeks, neck line, and forehead, whilst the pointed edge is good for getting at harder to reach places such as the nose, and under eye. It will create a more matte, dewy sheer coverage. It will work slightly best if damp. (Wet, Squeeze, Blend.)

And Finally... 

Selecting The Right Shade...

This is the most important part, as you don't want to be walking around school with gravy or foundation lines! Not a good look! 

When testing foundations don't test on the back of your hand as it's a total different shade than your face! (Although slightly simular) 

Ask a lady on the beauty counters, they SHOULD be more than happy to help and help find your correct shade. A lot of brands are now having electronic testers where they scan your cheeks to find your colour automatically. 

In some cases (rather annoying!) you may need to mix two different shades to find your perfect shade. Which is really annoying as it wastes so much, costs more and is just irratatting. 

So there you have it... the guide to choosing the right foundation shade! I personally don't wear foundation normally (sometimes powder, always concealer) because of my vitiligo which is on my neck is hard to cover, and ends up making my foundation look badly applied, and gives me bad 'lines.' I hope this helped you, please leave a nice comment below they make it all worth while!

Also I'm sorry for the irratic posts, I've been struggling with staying on top of my homework, and generally being organised. Things have been going on, and I'm feeling quite down a lot.. :/ Anyway, hope you enjoyed please leave a nice comment! 

I will check out your blogs if you ask! 

Bye bye my lovlies! 

-Daisy Chain xox


DISCALIMER: I DO NOT OWN THESE PICTURES, I SHALL CHANGE THEM TO MY OWN PICTURES SOON, DID NOT HAVE TIME TODAY!

An Introduction To Myself

Hey, Hey, Hey! 

So I've been looking at other blogs, and how they started of there first post! (eeek, I'm so excited ;D )  It seems the thirty facts is a popular one and it seems obvious that I need to introduce myself! So here we go, most of them are the boring general one's hopefully it won't bore you to death!

So I guess, here we go; 

1)  My names Daisy Chain, (My middle name is actually Sian, but I used to pronounce it Shane, and then Chain rhymed with Shane, so I like to say my middle name is 'Chain.' :P I know that's like really obvious considering my profile say's daisy, and my email, but hey! I have to start somewhere right!

2) I have two sisters - Charlotte and Fiona, there both older than me, and there also both half sisters, and one brother -Mark who is also a half brother. 

3) My family is seriously confusing, complete with half brothers/sisters, step moms/dads, second cousins, Step Dad's, etc, but I doubt you care!

4) I have a black and white cat called Wiz, she's five but is so small and cute! <3 Even if she does pratically eat all my friends!

5) I have an addiction with shopping espically for make up, and clothes! I go shopping like two/three times a month :D So I'm like always skint for money!

6) I play the piano, I have done for like two years, I love it :D I have two lessons a week, one with school and one private!

7) I love pre cooked things, so I like cake mix thing, you know the powder stuff you get before you make the cake, or like flapjack mixture before its cooked! I have been known just to eat all of the mix, before I had a chance to cook it!

8) I write stories online, mainly 1D stories, because I LOVE ONE DIRECTION! If you want to read them my name on Wattpad is FollowThoseDreams. 

9) I want to work in the Navy when I'm older, I have done for like three years! 

10) I love little children (Not in that way! Ewww) I help out at a local childminders every thursday, I really want a little brother/sister, but my mum says she's too old, and that I'm a handfull enough! ;( 

11) I was born on the 17th February, in hillingdon hospital. My parents can't remember whether I was born in the morning or afternoon, and also don't know how much I weigh! Round of applause for the best parents in the world right! (Seriously mum and dad, I'd make better parents than you and I'm thirteen.) 

12) Even though I LOVVVEEE make-up I hate using it for the first time! I mean it looks so perfect, espically foundation mouuse, it's so perfectly swirled that when you put your brush in it, or your finger it leaves marks, and it just looks so... so... used!   :'( 

13) I have vitilgo, a skin condition, my self confidence has really been effected which is most likely why I like makeup so much.  

14) I live on my computer, in pyjamas and fluffy socks.

15) I love frosties, like so much, I take them to school to eat in my lunch... But I hate them with milk. 

16) One of my bestfriends lives in America, I visit her every year ;D I miss her lots :( 

17) I also have a friend who lives in Sweedan. 

18) I love One direction, Little mix, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and Ross Lynch. 

19) My favourite songs are 

Fix You - Coldplay, 

Breathe me - Sia, 

I think about you - Austin and Ally, (Ross) 

Nothing Like us - Justin Beiber (I hate JB as a person though, no offence JB) 

Momments, She's not afraid, They don't know about us, Gotta be you - One direction, 

Give me love - Eddy, 

You belong with me - Taylor Swifty 

Change your life - Little Mix, 

Heaven - Emeli Sande, 

I need your love - Ellie Goulding ft Calvin Harris,

Your song - Carly Rose Sonenclar. 

20) I have two amazing best friends, called Cerys and Angel, but I love all my other friends too! (Lauren, Ems, Beth, Hayley, Izzie and lots of others) my friends are amazing, they get me through everything. 

21) I've never had a boyfriend. 

22) I've never has a first kiss! I'm kissless ;'( 

23) My favourite shops are Topshop, River Island, Hollister, Mac, Superdrug, New Look, Primark (I mean who dosn't love cheap cheap CHEAP fashionable clothes) and WHsmith. 

24) I love reading and writing. And I am such a critic when it come's to punctuation and spelling. 

25) My mum works in H&M press office.

26) I use to be a model. 

27) My favourite beauty product is concealer. But I also love foundation, mascara, liquid eye liner, blusher, eyeshadow, lipstick and lip liners, powder, I love the lot, okay!? BUT, I couldn't live without my collection 2000 concealer. I reccomend it highly. 

28) I love models own nail varnish. 

29) I still love disney channel. 

30) I love Jay Ryan from Sea Patrol my favourite TV show.

 I hope you liked that, and I hope I didn't bore my first few readers to death! There will be another post by Sunday as I am yet to arrange a must needed summer shopping trip before I go on holiday! See you soon! xxxx